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Strep Test

Also known as: Throat culture; Culture, throat; Rapid strep test
Formal name: Group A streptococcus; Group A beta hemolytic streptococcus
Related tests: Influenza; Blood culture; ASO

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NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.

Sources Used in Current Review

Pagana, K. D. & Pagana, T. J. (© 2007). Mosby’s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 8th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO. Pp 912-913.

Forbes, B. et. al. (© 2007). Bailey & Scott’s Diagnostic Microbiology, 12th Edition: Mosby Elsevier Press, St. Louis, MO. Pp 265-278.

Smith, D. S. (Updated 2008 September 3). Streptococcal screen. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003745.htm. Accessed May 2009.

Sharif, I. (2008 November). Strep Throat. TeensHealth, The Nemours Foundation [On-line information]. Available online at http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/bacterial_viral/strep_throat.html# through http://kidshealth.org. Accessed May 2009.

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Sources Used in Previous Reviews

Thomas, Clayton L., Editor (1997). Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, PA [18th Edition].

Pagana, Kathleen D. & Pagana, Timothy J. (2001). Mosby’s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 5th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO.

(2005 October 11). Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Disease (strep throat, necrotizing fasciitis, impetigo). CDC, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/groupastreptococcal_g.htm through http://www.cdc.gov.

Vincent, M., et. al. (2004 March 15). Pharyngitis. American Family Physician [On-line journal]. Available online at http://www.aafp.org/afp/20040315/1465.html through http://www.aafp.org.

Kazzi, A. and Wills, J. (2005 April 21, Updated). Pharyngitis. eMedicine [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic419.htm through http://www.emedicine.com.

Gerber, M. and Shulman, S. (2004 July). Rapid Diagnosis of Pharyngitis Caused by Group A Streptococci. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, July 2004, p. 571-580, Vol. 17, No. 3 [On-line journal]. Available online at http://cmr.asm.org/cgi/content/full/17/3/571 through http://cmr.asm.org.

Homeier, B. (2005 September, Reviewed). Strep Throat. KidsHealth for Parents, Nemours Foundation [On-line information]. Available online at http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/lung/strep_throat.html through http://kidshealth.org.